From Gifted Child to a Mediocre Student
Top of my semi-urban school, I was presumed to be what they call a gifted child; the ones with higher than average IQ (though in my case it was mostly memorisation skills and a knack for math). Scoring a GPA-5…
A Final Year Student’s Retrospective of Life at IBA
November 28, 2018. Everything about the day was ordinary. Nobody at my home was consciously aware of the fact that my results were going to be published that day. Well, except for me. I was eagerly looking forward to this…
A Classroom Communication Guide: Post-Pandemic Era
During the COVID-19 pandemic, our classrooms and the dynamics between teachers and students underwent a 180-degree transformation. The use of traditional classrooms had been mostly replaced by Zoom, Google Meet, and other applications. Communication in classrooms was disrupted by the…
Why Engineering Graduates in Bangladesh Shift Careers (And What Careers They Can Shift to)
This is the second part of a series on the prospects of engineering graduates in Bangladesh. You can read the first part here, and the second part here. Tech-related jobs are labor-intensive and require specialized knowledge. Training in this area is…
Should Engineering Graduates in Bangladesh Stay or Leave for Greener Pastures?
This is the second part of a series on the prospects of engineering graduates in Bangladesh. You can read the first part here. Most engineering graduates cannot pursue higher education, so a large chunk of students opt for domestic options--which…
You Just Graduated With an Engineering Degree. What Now?
Throughout our 50-years of independence, we have seen an increase in the number of students enrolling in various public and private engineering universities. Electrical, computer science, mechanical, civil, chemical, and software are some of the most popular majors among Bangladeshi…
Getting Rejected from My Dream University: Not the End, but the Beginning of Something Different
For the longest time I aspired to study in IBA, University of Dhaka. It was my biggest dream and I had worked the hardest towards it than I had ever towards anything. I did not get in. People always tell…
Transitioning from University to Work Life is Both Harder (and Easier) than You Think
The transition from student life to work life can be critical and overwhelming, and the experience is very distinct for every individual. Every graduate has some expectations from his/her job; the reality however, can be significantly different from those expectations.…
What to Expect from University Life
University can be a momentous leap from high school and college, and for most students it is an inexorable change. Conventionally there are a bunch of propitious expectations when you are about to start your classes – that your university…
Why Starting an Arts and Crafts Business as a Student is Worth it
Students nowadays face too many difficulties balancing academic, work and social life. It’s a give and take, with a lot on stake: If you are too invested in academics and part time jobs, it is a given that you will…
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